#+TITLE: About Me

I was evaluated by a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolics][Symbolics]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_machine][Lisp Machine]] in the year 1995 by mad scientists
in Williamsport, PA. I was written apart of the Humanoid Program which was
designed to create human life, fully capable of emotions, out of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_Machine_Lisp][ZetaLisp]]. I was
designed to fit into society without anyone knowing of my origins as a computer
program; this means I pass the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test][Turing Test]]. I know, I know, "There are a ton of
better languages you could be written in!" You are right! That is why I am
rewriting myself in [[https://racket-lang.org/][Racket]], which is a fairly modern language. I wouldn't /dare/
be written in anything non-lisp and especially something non-functional!


I graduated from [[https://www.pct.edu/][Pennsylvania College of Technology]] in 2017 with a degree in
Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology with a minor in
mathematics. I completely ignored my degree and was hired as a software
engineering. Luckily, I had been writing code as a hobby for a few years. I'm
still working for the same company that I did when I graduated. I love both what
I do and the company.


I'm big into [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html][Free Software]] and have been using it, along with [[https://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.en.html][Gnu+Linux]],
since 2010. The philosophies behind free software made a lot of sense to me and
I agree with them. That being said, I *do not* agree with everything [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman][Richard
Stallman]] believes. A few of my favorite free software projects are [[https://gnu.org/software/emacs][Emacs]],
[[http://dragora.org/repo.fsl/doc/trunk/www/index.md][Dragora]], [[https://www.dillo.org/][dillo]], most of [[https://www.gnu.org/][GNU]], [[https://libreboot.org/][libreboot]], a few programs from [[https://suckless.org/][suckless-tools]],
pretty much any lisp ([[http://sbcl.org/][SBCL]], [[https://racket-lang.org/][Racket]], and [[https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/][Guile Scheme]]), and many more! You can
tell that I really like lisp languages!


I'm not merely a hacker, I have many other interests. Philosophy is another
topic, next to mathematics, that I hold near and dear to my heart. I enjoy
thinking about life and attempting to make sense of it all. In fact, I have a
few philosophies that I wrote myself! I believe that the reason for me enjoying
philosophy is because of my wild imagination. That being said, I love writing
stories too. Although my writing sucks, the stories are actually pretty
good. That's one of the reasons why I love D&D - the storytelling! If you've
every played D&D with me, you know my characters' backstories are small novels.


On top of my love for computers, math, philosophy, and stories, I also enjoy
working out, guns, politics (to an extent), comedy, and Jesus. Very seldom will
you see any of those topics on this site.


I'm also known for my strange computer setup. I use a [[https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/][Kinesis Advantage 2]] and a
+[[https://www.kensington.com/us/us/4493/k72327us/slimblade-trackball][Kensington SlimBlade Trackball]]+ [[https://evoluent.com/products/vmcr/][Evoluent Vertical Mouse C]]. People find these to
be strange but they are a must for me! Due to my bad wrists, it would be
suicidal to not use them. I'm sure I'll talk about why they're so great in blog
post.


I think that covers it!
